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VERO BEACHWABASSO BEACHSIDE Vol. 15, No. 32 www.HometownNewsIRC.com en-USFriday, April 6, 2018 en-US@HometownNewsIndianRiver @hometownnewsirc @HometownNewsIRC 2822 S. U.S. #1, Fort Pierce (772) 466-7022The Original DISCOUNT FURNITURE LARGEST MATTRESS RETAILER OVER 45 DIFFERENT MATTRESSES TO CHOOSE FROM SEE OUR AD ON THE BACK COVER! TWIN MATTRESS from $69 EA. PC. FULL MATTRESS from $85 EA. PC.QUEEN MATTRESS from $99 EA. PC.KING MATTRESS from $99 EA. PC.PILLOW TOPTWIN MATTRESS from $85 EA. PC. FULL MATTRESS from $99 EA. PC.QUEEN MATTRESS from $115 EA. PC.KING MATTRESS from $115 EA. PC. EACH PIECE PRICES ARE SOLD IN SETS. KING SETS ARE 3 PIECES. MATTRESS ONLY ARE SLIGHTLY HIGHER Bradley H. 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MAXWELL & SON PLUMBINGAPRIL SPECIAL!$675 Installed 40 Gallon Water Heater 24 HR EMERGENCY SERVICE772-589-1630920 TRUMAN ST. SEBASTIAN en-USVERO BEACH The world will soon learn en-US what was uncovered during four years of investien-US -en-US gation at the Old Vero Ice Age Site. This month, en-US Dr. James Adovasio, will be presenting the finden-US -en-US ings at the annual Society of American Archaeoloen-US -en-US gy meeting in Washington, D.C.en-US The conclusions and plans will be revealed first, en-US however, to a Vero Beach audience during two en-US free one-hour lectures at the Emerson Center on en-US April 7.en-US The Old Vero Ice Age site is along the canal just en-US south of Aviation Road, between the County en-US Administration building and the Vero Beach en-US Regional Airport.en-US While the dig at the existing site is essentially en-US over, OVIASC Board Member Mary Singer told en-USFree lecture to reveal secrets en-US of Old Vero Ice Age site en-USCity en-US approves en-US bike en-US sharing en-US program en-USVERO BEACH The City of Vero en-US Beach has approved a bike sharing proen-US-en-US gram, to be implemented and operated en-US by the Live Like Cole Foundation.en-US At the March 20 City Council meeten-US -en-US ing, Dr. Nick Coppola outlined the en-US foundations proposed program, which en-US was unanimously approved by council.en-US Dr. Coppola said that the foundation en-US sought to bring the bike sharing experien-US -en-US ence to the City of Vero Beach at no cost en-US to taxpayers or the city.en-US These bicycles arent for us to make a en-US profit, Dr. Coppola said. Any money en-US from this bike sharing program will go en-US back into the community.en-US The program Dr. Coppola outlined en-US would allow people to rent a bike from en-US any of three locations and return it to en-US either the same location or any other en-US location.en-US Wed like to start with 12 bikes at en-US three locations, Dr. Coppola said. The en-US initial locations will be at South Beach en-US Park, Jaycee Park and Humiston Park. en-US Based on the success of the initial three en-US locations, the foundation would considen-US-en-US er expanding the stations to include en-US 14th Avenue. en-USEaster fun en-USSeeen-US en-US SECRETSen-US, page 11 On Saturday, March en-US31, The Community en-US Church of Vero en-US Beach hosted a en-US community wide Easter Festival. Â The en-USevent included a en-US bounce house, face en-US painting, animal en-US balloons, multiple en-US easter egg hunts en-US and, of course, a en-US photo opportunity en-US with the Easter en-US Bunny. Here, Isabel en-US Dowd, age 4, happien-US-en-US ly holds her unicorn en-US balloon animal.en-USSee en-US more photos, page en-US 13.en-USPhoto courtesy of en-US Megan Hootsen-USSeeen-US en-US BIKESen-US, page 12en-USBy Mike Winikoffen-USmwinikoff@hometownnewsol.comen-USBy Mike Winikoffen-USmwinikoff@hometownnewsol.com en-USINDEX Classified 22 Crossword en-US21 Horoscopes en-US15 Out & About 15 Police Report en-US5 Viewpoint en-US6 en-USCOMMUNITY CALENDARen-USSee en-US community en-US events on en-US page 2 LOOKING FOR A HOME 7 en-USWould you like to meet an en-US active cat that wants all en-US your attention? Visit the en-US Humane Society en-USMEET SPRINKLES en-USCATCH 20en-USHave you found great fish in en-US Treasure Coast waters? See en-US one that didn't get away en-US and see how your own prize en-US could be in the paper soon. en-USWHAT A CATCH! en-USTOWNIES 17en-USTouring with the en-US Townies features en-US reader-submitted en-US photos from travels. en-US Lets see how many en-US places we can go! en-USGOING ON A TRIP?

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en-US 2 en-USINDIAN RIVER COUNTY Followen-US -en-US ing a lengthy dispute, pregnant Indian en-US River County firefighter Nicole Morris en-US has been approved for light duty.en-US Ms. Morris had experienced a running en-US disagreement with County Fire Chief en-US John King regarding her shifts since en-US before the beginning of her pregnancy.en-US Ms. Morris spoke at a County Commisen-US -en-US sion meeting March 6, as did John OConen-US -en-US nor, President of the International Associen-US -en-US ation of Firefighters Local 2201.en-US I have been with the county for about en-US 10 years, Ms. Morris told the County en-US Commissioners. For me this is not about en-US light duty. It has become about light duty, en-US but that was not my original request.en-US I originally went to Chief King with en-US my husband about two years ago to disen-US-en-US cuss my options in order to plan a pregen-US -en-US nancy. I wanted to see how I was going to en-US be able to do this, and keep my job, and be en-US safe.en-US Ms. Morris said Chief King suggested to en-US her that she plan her pregnancy for the en-US end of the year, so she could use her 12 en-US leave days and then have another 12 days en-US at the start of the new year.en-US I dont know who can plan a pregnancy en-US like that, Ms. Morris said. It just doesnt en-US work that way. She said that she and her en-US husband decided to wait, to not get pregen-US -en-US nant, and see if anything would change. en-US Nothing changed, she said, so she and her en-US husband decided in the last year that they en-US had waited long enough.en-US When I conceived, I reached back out en-US to Chief King ... and was denied a second en-US time, Ms. Morris said.en-US Mr. OConnor, of the firefighters union, en-US told the commissioners We have a female en-US who is eight months pregnant and is en-US expected to go into a burning building en-US and perform firefighting duties. Let that en-US sink in for a minute.en-US The countys lack of a light duty pregen-US -en-US nancy policy is bad, because the potential en-US hazards faced by firefighters including en-US physical exertion, hypothermia, and expoen-US-en-US sure to carbon monoxide and other toxic en-US gasses become magnified when we are en-US talking about a pregnant female and an en-US unborn child, Mr. OConnor said.en-US The county has refused to work with en-US the union and has denied multiple en-US requests for pregnancy accommodations en-US on the grounds that it is bound by the conen-US -en-US tract. We proposed a pregnancy policy en-US early in the last contract negotiation sesen-US -en-US sion, but the county discarded it.en-US Manatee County and Indian River en-US County are the only ones that dont have en-US these provisions in place. Manatee County en-US does not have any female firefighters, so it en-US doesnt even have a need to create a pregen-US -en-US nancy policy. That puts Indian River en-USCommunity calendaren-US Community notes R E A D E R S C H O I C E 2014 2014 2015 2015 C H O I C E R E A D E R S 2016 2016 C H O I C E R E A D E R S Dr. Larry LandsmanOver 30 Years of Dermatology Experience Private Practice, Miami Voluntary Professor, Dermatology University of Miami Cleveland Clinic of Florida American Academy of Dermatology American Society of Dermatologic SurgeryDetection & Treatment of Skin CancerCosmetic, Surgical & General DermatologyNew Patients Welcomethe Aesthetic DermatologyCenter of Vero Beach 787 37th St. Vero Beach CALL TODAY FOR AN APPOINTMENT 772-562-7546 (SKIN) 2017 2017 C H O I C E R E A D E R S we areNOW HIRING GRAPHIC DESIGNER GRAPHIC DESIGNER GRAPHIC DESIGNER Requirements!Working knowledge of basic newspaper prepress & full color printing process Deadline Pressure and shifting priorities In-House Full Time Position 4 days (30-36 hours a week) PsPlease email your resume to opportunity@hometownnewsol.comEOE / We Drug Test Application deadline announced for installment en-USpayment plan for real estate, property taxesen-USIndian River County Tax Collector Carole Jean Jordan announced the quarterly installen-US -en-US ment payment plan application deadline for Real Estate and Tangible Personal Property en-US Taxes. en-US To participate in the program, the property owners must complete, sign and return the en-US application to the Tax Collector's office no later than April 30, 2018. The 2017 tax bill or en-US estimated 2018 taxes for participants must exceed $100. en-US Quarterly tax bills will be issued to participants in June and September with the amount en-US based on the prior years tax bill. December and March bills will be recalculated based on the en-US actual tax amount due. The following discount schedule will be applied: June: 6%; Septemen-US -en-US ber: 4.5%; December: 3%; March: no discount. en-US The first quarterly installment tax bill is due no later than June 30th.en-US To obtain an application, visit en-US www.irctax.com en-US or call (772) 226-1343 to receive an applicaen-US-en-US tion via mail, fax or email.en-GBFRIDAY, APRIL 6en-GB en-GB Relay for Life of Indian River:en-GB Begins en-GB at 6 p.m. at Vero Beach High School, 1707 en-GB 16th Street, Vero Beach. Relay For Life is an en-GB overnight community fundraising walk for the en-GB American Cancer Society. To participate in en-GB this years Relay for Life and help finish the en-GB fight against cancer, join a team or start a en-GB team by visiting en-GB www.relayforlife.orgen-GB en-GB To learn en-GB more, contact Jenny Davis at (772) 562-en-GB 2272, ext. 2406, or en-GB jenny.davis@cancer.orgen-GB en-GB Relay for Life of North Indian River:en-GB en-GB Begins at 6 p.m. at Sebastian River High en-GB School, 9001 Sharks Blvd., Sebastian. en-GB Relay For Life is an overnight community en-GB fundraising walk for the American Cancer en-GB Society. To participate in this years Relay for en-GB Life and help finish the fight against cancer, en-GB join a team or start a team by visiting en-GB www.en-GB relayforlife.orgen-GB en-GB To learn more, contact Jenny en-GB Davis at (772) 562-2272, ext. 2406, or en-GB jenny.davis@cancer.orgen-USSATURDAY, APRIL 7en-GB en-GB Maya Matters Help Kids Kick Cancer en-GB Superhero 5k run/walk:en-GB Race time is 7:30 en-GB a.m. Flat, fast, course that travels through scenic Vero Beach neighborhoods aro und en-GBSouth Beach Park, 1704 Ocean Drive, Vero en-GB Beach. Entry fees and awards are TBD. en-GB For en-USPregnant firefighter en-US approved for light duty en-USBy Mike Winikoffen-USmwinikoff@hometownnewsol.comen-USSeeen-US en-US LIGHTen-US page 10 en-USSeeen-US en-US CALENDARen-US, page 3

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en-US 3 en-GBmore information, contact Cara Pettit at en-GB (772) 342-6099 at en-GB mayamatters@gmail.comen-GB en-GB Free Admission Day:en-GB 9 a.m. to noon, en-GB Environmental Learning Center, 255 Live en-GB Oak Drive, Vero Beach. First Saturday every en-GB month. en-GB For more information, call (772) en-GB 589-5050 or visit en-GB discoverELC.org.en-GB en-GB Autism Warriors Team: en-GBThird annual en-GB Autism Awareness Light Up Blue Event for en-GB Autism Awareness Month (April). Softball en-GB Tournament all day, movie at night on screen en-GB along the Indian River in Sebastian, next to en-GB River View Park. Autism items for sale, en-GB raffles, food, kids corner. en-GB For more informaen-GB-en-GB tion contact Tony Prudenti, (772) 360-7086, en-GB coachtony@bellsouth.net.en-US en-US Residential Paper Shredding event:en-US 9 en-US a.m. to 2 p.m., Southeast Secure en-US Shreddings paper shredding facility, 3910 en-US U.S. 1, Vero Beach. Celebrate Earth Day by en-US having your sensitive documents shredded en-US and recycled for free. All residents of Indian en-US River County are invited to bring up to 3 en-US boxes/bags of paper (up to 35 lbs each) to en-US be destroyed and recycled at no cost. Staples en-US and paper clips are acceptable, but please en-US remove all binders and hanging folders. No en-US businesses please. en-US To learn more, call (772) en-US 770-5112 or visit en-US ircrecycles.com.en-GB en-GB Gymnastics Registration:en-GB City of Vero en-GB Beach Rec. Dept., Leisure Square, 3705 en-GB 16th Street, beginning at 8 a.m. en-GBFor more en-GB information call (772) 567-2144 or visit en-GB www.covb.org en-GB or Facebook @en-GB COVBRecreationDepartment. 2.50% APY 60 MONTHS Member FDIC www.OculinaBank.com Annual Percentage Yield rate is effective as of February 28, 2018 and subject to change without notice. Minimum $1,000 to Open Penalty for early withdrawal. Fees could reduce the earnings. 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Member FDIC Minimum $1,000 to Open Penalty for early withdrawal Fees could reduce the earningsTwice during the 60 month term you can increase your rate to match our highest 60 month CD rate for FREE.Annual Percentage Yield rate is eective as of February 28, 2018 and subject to change without notice. 2.50% APY 60 MONTHS If our rates increase during your 60 month term, you can Bump Up your rate TWICE to match our highest 60 Month CD rate FREE. en-USTREASURE COAST The 19th Judicial en-US Circuit Court Victims Rights Coalition has en-US a series of events coming next week en-US designed to raise awareness about the orgaen-US -en-US nizations goals. The events are part of en-US National Crime Victims Rights week, which en-US runs from April 8 to 14, and they include en-US vigils across the Treasure Coast.en-US On Friday, April 13 will be the 16th en-US Annual 19th Judicial Circuit Victims Rights en-US Week Appreciation Luncheon and Silent en-US Auction, and the keynote speaker this year en-US is Tom Bakkedahl, chief assistant state attoren-US -en-US ney for the 19th Judicial Circuit. The event en-US will be located at Old City Hall, 315 Avenue en-US E in Fort Pierce from noon to 2 p.m. and en-US tickets are $25 per person.en-US These events have always been in supen-US -en-US port of Victims Rights Week, and we will be en-US recognizing different advocates or law en-US enforcement folks in the community that en-US have gone above and beyond in their service en-US to victims rights, said coalition Chairperen-US -en-US son Amy McKown. Its imperative that we en-US recognize the folks that are working so hard, en-US every day. They provide a lot of different en-US types of support and they help victims en-US rebuild their lives and help victims cope en-US with the impact of the crimes.en-US During the luncheon, awards will be preen-US -en-US sented to individuals and agencies from en-US Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River and/or en-US Okeechobee counties that have provided en-US outstanding service to crime victims. en-US The Outstanding Service to Victims en-US Awards are given annually to recognize an en-US individual, department or agency that en-US through dedication and commitment has en-US provided outstanding service to crime vicen-US -en-US tims in Indian River, Martin, St. Lucie, and/en-US or Okeechobee County and made a lasting en-US contribution to help further the cause of en-US Victims Rights in the 19th Judicial Circuit en-US of Florida, according to a press release. en-US An individual nominee may be a paid en-US employee or a volunteer with a minimum of en-US three years experience in the field. Any en-US agency, department or organization which en-US has been active for a minimum of three en-US years may also be nominated. This year we en-US will be presenting awards in three categoen-US -en-US ries. Outstanding law enforcement officer, en-US outstanding victim advocate and the comen-US -en-US munity service award. en-US Were not giving the names out until the en-US day of the event, said Barbara Faulkner, en-US who serves as the treasurer of the coalition. en-US We work to get everybody together to raise en-US awareness for victims rights, which is in the en-US Florida Constitution. We want to make sure en-US that all victims can be present and informed en-US or heard, so our main goal is to keep that in en-US the forefront.en-US All area law enforcement agencies and en-US sheriffs offices have representatives on the en-US coalition.en-US There will have a square card reader at the en-US door for anyone who would like to pay by en-US debit or credit card, but checks can be made en-US payable to 19th JCVRC or online at: en-US https://en-US www.eventbrite.com/e/appreciation-lunen-US -en-US cheon-silent-auction-tickets-43091866934.en-US Also on the upcoming calendar will be at en-US 1 p.m. on Monday, April 9 at the St. Lucie en-US County Courthouse on 2nd Street in Fort en-US Pierce, where SLC Sheriff Ken Mascara will en-US read a proclamation for Victims Rights en-US Week and there will be a short ceremony. en-US On Tuesday, April 10 from 6 to 8 p.m. at en-US Gazebo Park located at 80 S.E. Ocean en-US Blvd. in Stuart Martin County Sheriff en-US William Snyder will speak at a Light the en-US Dark vigil remembering people who died en-US from violent crimes. The keynote speaker en-US will be Frank LeBlanc, a former law enforceen-US -en-US ment officer who also is the father of a en-US homicide victim.en-US On Thursday, April 12, the Indian River en-US County Victims Rights Coalition will host en-US its 26th annual victims rights candlelight en-US vigil at 6 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Island en-US Sanctuary, 350 Dahlia Lane in Vero Beach en-US with IRC Sheriff Deryl Loar serving as keyen-US -en-US note speaker.en-US The coalition which recently received en-US 501c3 status was originally formed in the en-US early 1990s and it brings a variety of agenen-US-en-US cies such as law enforcement, non-profit, en-US businesses and anybody who works with en-US victims to help people such as a recent vicen-US -en-US tim of human trafficking, to whom the coaen-US-en-US lition gave a bus ticket home, for example.en-US For more information about the organien-US -en-US zation and its series of events, please visit en-US the Facebook page at en-US https://www.facebook.en-US com/19thJudicialCircuitVictimsRightCoalien-US -en-US tion/.en-US People also can email en-US19jcvrc@gmail.en-US comen-US or mail 19th JCVRC Attn: Barbara at en-US 411 S. 2nd Street, Fort Pierce, 34950.en-USCoalition announces upcoming eventsen-USBy Gaylon Parkeren-USgparker@hometownnewsol.com en-USCalendaren-USFrom page 2en-US Seeen-US en-US CALENDARen-US, page 7

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en-US 4 en-USINDIAN RIVER COUNTY An Indian en-US River County Assistant Fire Chief who en-US retired in early February has been arrested en-US for stealing approximately $300,000 from en-US the county.en-US Brian Burkeen, 55, of Fellsmere, was en-US arrested March 26 and charged with one en-US count of grand theft and five counts of dealen-US-en-US ing in stolen property, all felonies. He turned en-US himself in and was booked and released the en-US same day after posting $125,000 bond.en-US At a news conference, Sheriff Deryl Loar, en-US County Commissioner Peter OBryan, and en-US County Attorney Dylan Reingold outlined a en-US scheme in which Mr. Burkeen allegedly puren-US -en-US chased tires with county funds and then en-US resold them on the black market, pocketing en-US the cash.en-US Sheriff Loar said that his office had been en-US notified on Feb. 27 by the Indian River en-US County Fire District that they had discoven-US -en-US ered misappropriated funds relating to Mr. en-US Burkeen. IRSO launched its investigation en-US the next day.en-US As we continued this investigation we en-US developed probable cause for an arrest affien-US-en-US davit for Mr. Burkeen, Sheriff Loar said. en-US Our investigation revealed that over the last en-US three years, we believe, and the facts will also en-US indicate, that he committed grand theft to en-US the tune of nearly $300,000, as well as five en-US charges of confirmed dealing in stolen propen-US-en-US erty, i.e. tires.en-US It was a great shock to all of us that knew en-US Brian, County Commissioner Peter OBryen-US -en-US an said. It was a punch in the gut, quite en-US frankly. But we will look into this and make en-US sure we adjust our policies so it doesnt hapen-US -en-US pen again.en-US As soon as this was brought to our attenen-US -en-US tion, we worked with our auditor and also en-US with the Clerk of the Court, who handles en-US most of the finances for the county, Comm. en-US OBryan said. As we get more information en-US from the sheriff, and we can use that to do a en-US forensic inquiry of our practices, well be en-US looking at ways to see if we can change our en-US policies to make sure this doesnt happen en-US again. We are still waiting until the sheriff en-US can complete his investigation, we wont en-US have all the information that they have.en-US Mr. Burkeen would allegedly place orders en-US for tires with two different Goodyear stores en-US in the county. en-US What he would charge the county would en-US vary from $1,100 to $11,000, and then he en-US would sell them at a discounted rate, cash, en-US Sheriff Loar said.en-US Our belief is that he would use a county en-US fire pickup truck as well as county fire utility en-US trailer, and at times go to the Goodyear store en-US and have it prearranged the amount of tires en-US that he needed, different makes and models. en-US Then he would load those in and take them en-US to a location that were familiar with, and en-US essentially sell them on the black market.en-US Sheriff Loar added that the tires stolen en-US include makes and models of tires that did en-US not and would not fit any of the fire districts en-US vehicles.en-US Every tire that you buy has a unique en-US DOT code, Sheriff Loar continued. Those en-US codes and serial numbers were ultimately en-US matched up with receipts weve gotten from en-US Goodyear.en-US Officials said the scheme began at least as en-US far back as 2014, and may not have been disen-US-en-US covered yet had Mr. Burkeen not retired.en-US Upon his retirement, in the process of en-US other fire district personnel taking over his en-US responsibilities, they noticed inconsistencies en-US in the accounting practices, and immediateen-US -en-US ly recognized that there was a large amount en-US of tires being purchased with county dollars en-US at a local Goodyear center, Sheriff Loar said. en-US Mr. Burkeen even purchased a very large en-US amount of tires the day before he retired.en-US The sheriff does not suspect knowing en-US involvement by the people who purchased en-US tires from Mr. Burkeen, and doesnt expect en-US any buyers to be arrested.en-US According to our investigation, his comen-US -en-US ment to willing purchasers was that he had a en-US friend or relative in the tire business, and he en-US could get them at cost, Sheriff Loar said. en-US There probably wasnt knowledge that these en-US tires were stolen. I believe they trusted him.en-US Sheriff Loar also doesnt suspect knowing en-US involvement by the Goodyear stores.en-US The tire company has been thoroughly en-US investigated and interviewed, the sheriff en-US said. Their stance was that this is an assisen-US -en-US tant fire chief coming by, purchasing tires, en-US with purchasing power, purchasing authorien-US-en-US ty, nothing seemed out of the norm. He en-US would simply stop by or place an order, and en-US that would be fulfilled. He had a longstanden-US -en-US ing relationship with two different Goodyear en-US tire stores in our county.en-US I dont think there were any red flags en-US there. We have zero indication that the en-US Goodyear tire stores knew of his activity, and en-US that part of the investigation has been en-US closed.en-US The sheriff said that all the cases his en-US department is investigating involve tires en-US being sold within Florida. If they discover en-US sales outside Florida, federal charges may en-US apply.en-US Asked if Mr. Burkeen had confessed, Sher en-US-en-US iff Loar said he did make some statements en-US that indicated to us that he was in fact aware en-US that what he had done was wrong, which en-US only enhanced our investigation.en-US This is an ongoing investigation, Sheriff en-US Loar said. We have clues and tips coming in en-US almost daily. 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Paginator Phone (772) 465-5656 Fax (772) 465-5301Classified (800) 823-0466 Rants & Raves (866) 465-5504Circulation Inquiries 1-866-913-6397 circulation@hometownnewsol.comVERO en-USGot something to say? en-USEmail the Hometown Rants & Raves at en-USnewsfp@hometownnewsol.comen-USThe Rants and Raves section provides a chance for readers to share their thoughts with en-US other readers. The opinions included are not those of Hometown News or its employees.en-USPlease limit your submissions to 250 words, so that we can include more entries. en-US Readers are asked to refrain from making slanderous or libelous statements. en-USA word about Hospiceen-USMy husband was terminal. I chose to have en-US Hospice care for him at home. Well, these en-US people are just wonderful. Everyone of en-US them. They were so caring. You could tell en-US that they loved their jobs. They also care en-US deeply for the caregiver and offer assistance. en-US Toward the end, they gave him round-the-en-US clock care, sitting by his bedside. It brings en-US tears to my eyes just remembering what en-US wonderful care they gave him. Thank you en-US Hospice. I know there is a spot in Heaven en-US waiting for you. God Bless You.en-USMore about guns in schoolsen-USAs a retired educator, I would like to en-US respond to the recent misinformed post en-US regarding this subject. This writer, like so en-US many have fallen to the exaggerated hyperen-US -en-US bole, perpetuated by the ideological media en-US and politically driven.en-US The proposal insists nothing about ranen-US-en-US domly bringing guns to schools as insinuaten-US -en-US ed in the post.It would be a voluntary sysen-US -en-US tem only to be awarded to those individuals en-US who have completed an extensive backen-US -en-US ground check (which was the norm just to en-US teach during my career).Once that has been en-US verified, an individual would be required to en-US complete a 140 hour training period prior to en-US entry into the school.Im confident that this en-US training would require weapon security and en-US implementation in the face of any cataen-US-en-US strophic event.en-US During my teaching career, I have know en-US responsible colleagues who owned conen-US -en-US cealed weapons permits. I would trust them en-US implicitly if this proposal was initiated in en-US my school district.In our school, however, it en-US would not be necessary as the School en-US Resource Officer, an active county sheriff en-US who was admired by all, would not have en-US behaved in the same manner as the video of en-US the SRO in the Florida shooting indicated.en-US I am not an NRA member but I do supen-US -en-US port common sense approaches to problem en-US solving and feel individuals should underen-US -en-US stand details of resolutions before rushing to en-US ill informed, emotional conclusions.en-USWhats with the tiny white flies?en-USOur community seems infested with tiny en-US white flies, out lanai screens are peppered en-US with them daily, both front and back. We en-US live next to a small lake, not sure it its conen-US-en-US tributing to our infestation? I called the en-US Indian River Extension office for help, but en-US does anyone know of a solution to get rid of en-US them or is this just a pest problem we need en-US to live with for a short time? We live in en-US Sebastian and I see them all over when I en-US walk the little blond terror. Im curious if en-US others see them too?en-USWe need to do betteren-USFlorida barely made a C average with en-US regard to legislation passed that affects en-US every one of us. And that was being graen-US -en-US cious after what has been taken from educaen-US -en-US tion over the years to make sure big business en-US got their just rewards. According to the en-US FCAT system, that would barely be a passen-US -en-US ing grade. en-USWhere are the leaders?en-USSurely we can find more responsible leaden-US-en-US ers in all of Florida who would work to en-US achieve the goals we are desperately in need en-US of in the areas of water quality, smart en-US growth, gun control, assistance for seniors en-US and Veterans and quality education to fill en-US the needs of the population growth being en-US experienced in Florida.en-US Voting is a privilege. en-US Use it wisely.en-US An opinion editorial by former Judge en-US Ashley Moody, candidate for Florida en-US Attorney General en-USFen-USlorida has always drawn seniors with en-US its warm weather and white sandy en-US beaches.And, unfortunately, where en-US seniors go, fraudsters follow to steal their en-US hard-earned retirement savings.As a en-US former federal prosecutor and having en-US served over a decade as a circuit judge, I en-US know as threats evolve, we must evolve en-US with them to protect seniors across en-US Florida. en-US Increasingly, we have seen that the en-US fraudsters no longer need to be here to en-US prey on seniors. Fraudsters can now be en-US sitting across the country or even across en-US the world and make themselves look like en-US they are calling from a government agency en-US or a specific area code. In the last five en-US years, law enforcement has seen a en-US proliferation of scams directed at seniors en-US that are all too often successful. The en-US scams run the gamut of threatening arrest en-US or government action if money is not en-US immediately en-US wired to promisen-US -en-US ing winnings, en-US jackpots, or en-US refunds if a senior en-USprovides personal en-US or financial en-US information, or en-US prepays taxes or en-US fees.One en-US example, en-US fraudsters posing en-US as IRS workers en-US demanding tax payments that are not and en-US were not due have victimized 12,716 en-US victims who have collectively paid over en-US $63 million to fraudsters since October en-US 2013. Such scams can be easily avoided en-US with vigilance. en-US First, if what is being offered sounds too en-US good to be true, it likely is. Never give en-US personal or financial information over the en-US telephone to someone you do not know. If en-US a caller asks you for that information, it is en-US a scam. Photo courtesy of Janet Winikoff en-USSheri Anderson looks on lovingly as her 12-year-old therapy dog en-US Gabe gets a massage from canine massage therapist Stacy Litzky. en-US Litzky demonstrated at canine massage and physical therapy en-US techniques during her workshop at the Humane Society of Vero en-US Beach and Indian River County. An upcoming free workshop will en-US be held on April 28. For details visit en-USwww.hsvb.org. en-USProtecting seniorsen-US Massage therapyen-USSeeen-US en-US SENIORSen-US page 12 Moody

en-US 8 en-USSebastian. Hot cinnamon buns, teas and en-US organic coffees; try a chair massage or a en-US tarot card reading. Find gifts and bargains en-US from many vendors including seasonal en-US organic produce, local artists & crafters, en-US bric-a-brac, jewelry, clothing, household and en-US vintage items. Freshly prepared lunch buffet en-US from 12 p.m. for $15. Childrens corner with en-US painting, crafts. Free Ashram tours available. en-US For more information, call Sunanda at (404) en-US 308-8392. en-USMONDAY, APRIL 9en-US en-US Friends After Diagnosis meeting:en-US 2 en-US p.m., Earnshaw Room, First Presbyterian en-US Church, 520 Royal Palm Blvd., Vero Beach. en-US Alexandria Havey of Salt Vero will give a en-US presentation entitled Benefits of en-US Halotherapy during the meeting of Friends en-US After Diagnosis, a breast and women's rfn tbrb tnn Spadas16th Place90th Ave. I-95S.R. 60 Exit 147 n f t r trf f fn Full Service Auto Repair We install3 Years/100,000 Miles Parts & Labor Nationwide Warranty Save hundreds of dollars every week with coupons & discounts from our local advertisers! 150277 (MAIN) Celebrate Florida Day Pascua with a seafood feast en-USEen-USarlier this week a special event took en-US place; Florida Day Pascua or Feast of en-US Flowers Day. en-US It is the day Ponce de Leon landed in en-US Florida in search of the Fountain of Youth, en-US but, instead, he changed its food history en-US forever. The Timucua Indians inhabited the en-US coasts of Florida at that time and they en-US enjoyed the local bounty of seafood, bear, en-US deer, turkey and alligators. The Spanish en-US called them dragons. en-US Their most popular and plentiful source en-US of food must have been oysters, because of en-US the number of oyster shell mounds found en-US along the coast with many more than 40 en-US feet high. Oysters were so plentiful the state en-US used ground oyster shells to build the en-US highway system. en-US Cooking was done over an open fire that en-US had crisscrossed strips of wood resembling en-US a grill. They were called Barbacoa. Meats en-US and fish were smoked on the wooden grills. en-US This cooking technique developed over the en-US years to be called BBQ. Caribbean pirates en-US used the Barbacoa to cook their food when en-US on land; oh, and drink their rum yo-ho, en-US yo-ho! Some historians believe that is where en-US the term Buccaneers came from. en-US Now what about the Spanish and food? en-US It all started when Columbus first came to en-US the New World and introduced foods from en-US Spain and Europe. He also gathered foods en-US from local natives in the Caribbean as well en-US as from Cuba. All this bounty was brought en-US to Florida with Ponce De Leon. en-US Local natives grew potatoes, corn, en-US melons, a type of wild celery, and onions. en-US Are you ready? The Spanish introduced en-US pigs, goats, lamb, chickens, horses, and beef en-US cattle. Thats not all. They also brought olive en-US oil, wine, cheese, tomatoes, peppers, en-US lemons, oranges, peaches, basil, oregano en-US and thyme. The Spanish introduced wheat en-US bread to Florida. Since wheat couldnt grow en-US here, they copied the local native corn en-US fritters, which eventually became known as en-US hushpuppies. en-US While the Spanish explored Florida, the en-US soldiers would eat oranges they had en-US brought with them spitting out the seeds as en-US they walked. Throughout the state there en-US are pockets of sour orange trees growing, en-US left over from the Spanish soldiers. Maybe en-US you have one in your yard. We do!en-US They also turned the cattle loose to roam en-US the state. Florida is the second largest en-US producer of cattle in the U.S. During the en-US late 1700s, cattle ranching took root. Men of en-US Scottish decent were recruited from en-US Georgia and South Carolina to find the en-US cattle. They were not called cowboys, but en-US cow herders. They were also called Florida en-US Crackers, which is a Scottish term for en-US someone who likes to play jokes and be en-US rowdy.en-US Florida has so much food history and en-US much of it is due to the Spanish. Here is a en-US simple seafood chowder recipe the Spanish en-US and early Florida settlers made. It is very, en-US very good and healthy, too.en-USFLORIDA CHOWDERen-USServings 6-8en-US Ingredientsen-US 1 pound hard shell clams, in the shell en-US (place right into the pot)en-US Several types of seafood whatever you en-US can afford: two filets of farm raised en-US catfish, 1/2 pound shrimp in the shell, en-US 1/2 pound raw oysters en-US 2 ounces salt pork, minced (optional)en-US 1 tablespoon olive oilen-US 2 teaspoons minced thymeen-US 1 teaspoon dried basilen-US 1teaspoon dried oreganoen-US 3 cloves garlic, minceden-US 1 bay leafen-US 1 red bell pepper, minceden-US 1 large red onion, minceden-US 3 plum tomatoes, choppeden-US 3 cups fish or chicken stock, store-en-US bought, add enough liquid to cover en-US product if neededen-US 1 pound B-Red potatoes, peeled and cut en-US in halfen-US Kosher salt and freshly ground black en-US pepper, to tasteen-US Directionsen-US I cook it settlers style, place everything in en-US the pot and cook over medium heat until en-US vegetable are soft, clams open up and the en-US fish is tender.en-US The early Floridians liked hot peppers. en-US Add 1 datil or habanero chile, minced (if en-US you want a little heat, this will not make it en-US too hot)en-US Costa Magoulas is dean of the Mori en-US Hosseini College of Hospitality and Culinary en-US Management at Daytona State College. en-US Contact him at (386) 506-3578 or en-US magoulc@en-US daytonastate.edu. CHEF COSTA'S en-USCOOKING CORNERen-USCOSTA MAGOULAS en-USCalendaren-USFrom page 7 en-USSeeen-US en-US CALENDARen-US, page 12

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en-US 9 en-USFELLSMERE Nearly 100 people visited en-US the Grace Meadows community in Fellsen-US -en-US mere March 24 for the dedication of a new en-US eight-acre park.en-US Meadows Field, built by Indian River en-US Habitat in collaboration with the City of en-US Fellsmere and several foundations, features en-US soccer and baseball fields, a walking trail, a en-US picnic pavilion, and spectator seating. The en-US facilities adjacent to the Grace Meadows en-US Habitat development are open to all Fellsen-US -en-US mere residents.en-US Before Meadows Field was built, there en-US was no park nearby for the 150 families, en-US including over 350 children, who live in this en-US part of Fellsmere.en-US Indian River Habitat president/CEO en-US Andy Bowler welcomed guests including en-US Fellsmere Mayor Joel Tyson, Impact 100 en-US president Suzanne Carter, Johns Island en-US Foundation Treasurer Stephen Anderson, en-US Bernard Egan Foundation president Bernaen-US -en-US dette Emerick, Home Depot Foundation en-US representative Anthony Ragano, and Counen-US -en-US ty Commissioner Susan Adams.en-US Joy Richardson, a Grace Meadows homeen-US -en-US owner, spoke for the residents of the new en-US Habitat community. The celebration includen-US-en-US ed the dedication of Indian River Habitats en-US 371st new home.en-US Work began on the Grace Meadows Habien-US-en-US tat community in 2008, and today features en-US 34 homes, with another 34 currently being en-US built.en-US The community is in the heart of Fellsen-US -en-US mere, with one three bedroom houses en-US from 572 -1,408 square feet.en-US I am so proud of this project, Habitat en-US president Andy Bowler said. All the hard en-US work came to fruition; this will be a long en-US lasting and happy Habitat memory.en-US Indian River Impact 100 provided a en-US $100,000 grant that made the new park posen-US -en-US sible.en-US We are pleased to support this project, en-US said Impact 100 president Suzanne Carter. en-US With the collaboration of the City of Fellsen-US -en-US mere, it will be a successful project. When en-US this project was presented to us, I remember en-US Andy saying that Habitat does not only en-US build houses, but it also builds communien-US -en-US ties. And this is clearly a transformational en-US project that the whole community can en-US enjoy.en-US The picnic pavilion was funded by the en-US Bernard A. Egan Foundation, and the specen-US -en-US tator seating was funded by the Johns Island en-US Foundation.en-US To volunteer with Indian River Habitat, en-US contact Cathy Harrelson, (772) 562-9860, en-US ext. 26, or email en-US volunteer@irchabitat.orgen-US .en-US To learn more about Indian River Habitat en-US for Humanity, visit en-US www.ircHabitat.org.en-US Indian River Habitat for Humanitys Haben-US-en-US itat ReStore is located at 4580 N. U.S. Hwy. en-US 1, Vero Beach. en-US For more information about the store, en-US which supports Habitat homebuilding projen-US -en-US ects, call (772) 257-0222. 3 Lessons For $20 INDIAN RIVER BALLROOM (772) 794-9040 845 16th Place Vero BeachDance Dance Dance your body will follow! You get what you pay for. What appears to be a better deal may get you nothing but headaches. Why risk it? Stick with the tried and true. Habitat opens new ball fields in Fellsmere en-USBy Mike Winikoffen-USmwinikoff@hometownnewsol.com Photos courtesy of Matt Beam en-USMeadows Field ribbon cutting ceremony at Habitats Grace Meadows en-US Community in Fellsmere. Left to right are Mark Mathes, Chief Keith en-US Touchberry, Stephen Anderson, Patricia Brier, Andy Bowler, Connie en-US Poppell, Susan Adams, Bernadette Emerick, Mayor Joel Tyson, Anthoen-US -en-US ny Brown, Suzanne Carter and Diana Mancini. Left: en-US Impact en-US 100 President en-US Suzanne en-US Carter presen-US -en-US ents Habitat en-US CEO Andy en-US Bowler with a en-US plaque celeen-US -en-US brating their en-US partnership.

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en-US 10 en-USCounty dead last in the state of Florida. en-US Even the Indian River County Sheriffs en-US Office has a light duty pregnancy policy.en-US We recently lost three female firefighters en-US to other departments due to a lack of any en-US light duty pregnancy policy. We are asking en-US the Board of County Commissioners to peren-US -en-US form a gender disparity study and create a en-US light duty policy for pregnant firefighters en-US with immediate effect.en-US Ive dedicated the last 10 years of my life en-US to you guys, to the people of this county, en-US Ms. Morris told the commissioners. I risk a en-US lot, on a regular basis. I am eight months en-US pregnant. Its getting hard. Its dangerous to en-US my co-workers for me to have to run calls en-US with them.en-US While the commissioners, under advice en-US from County Attorney Dylan Reingold, did en-US not decide the issue at the March 6 meeting, en-US Ms. Morris was finally given a light duty en-US assignment on March 26, after she went into en-US pre-term labor at 31 weeks, and her doctor en-US wrote a letter asking that she be placed on en-US light duty until her scheduled caesarean secen-US -en-US tion May 13. 795 8th Ct. 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Why? Well because I examine en-US the contents of the different menus looking en-US for the option that will most likely get me en-US closer to my goal (while keeping in mind en-US whatever it is Im trying to do). en-US As an added bonus, just about every en-US program out there that has pull down en-US menus have Help listed as the last one to en-US the right. So by the time I get to the last pull en-US down menu I can always open that en-US programs help file and do a search on what en-US Im trying to do. The help file will then list en-US all the topics that contain whatever words I en-US searched on and from there I can usually en-US figure out how to take the next step.en-US Lets take a look at this in an example. en-US Lets say Im writing my column with a en-US typical word processing program and I en-US wanted to make the next line that I type en-US bold and larger. Lets also say that I only en-US have a very basic understanding of en-US computers. At this point I have two choices, en-US I can stare at the screen with a blank expresen-US-en-US sion and then call Bob (whos pretty good en-US with computers) and ask him or, I can start en-US looking around the screen for something en-US that may help me reach my goal.en-US As I move my mouse (and my eyes!) en-US around the screen I notice a couple of en-US things; first at the top of the screen, above en-US where the words are being typed, there are en-US (often) rows of menus and buttons en-US available. And, as I move my mouse slowly en-US over the buttons, little boxes pop up telling en-US me what each button does. When I click on en-US the File option it opens (or pulls down) en-US and I can see all of the commands that are en-US available that have to do with Filing. As I en-US move my mouse to the right, the File pull en-US down menu closes and the Edit menu en-US opens displaying all of the commands en-US available for editing. Next the View pull en-US down menu opens and then the Insert en-US menu opens. As each menu opens I look at en-US all the options available and for each one I en-US ask myself does this option look like it will en-US help me change my text to bold and larger? en-US And as each menu does not present an en-US option I go on to the next one eventually en-US getting to the Format pull down menu.en-US When Format opens, I see it lists Bullets en-US and numbering Borders and shading en-US and whats this? Font? Hmmm. Let me en-US think Im trying to change the formatting en-US of my text and text is made up of fonts. en-US Thinking I may be on the right track, I click en-US the Fonts option and a screen opens that en-US allows me to change the characteristics of en-US the type. Bingo! Exactly what I am looking en-US for! It says I am typing in Times New en-US Roman, Regular, Size 12. I change the specs en-US to Times New Roman, Bold, Size 14, click en-US OK and voila! My typing is now larger and en-US darker. en-US OK, so, that rather tame demonstration is en-US just an example of how intuitive computing en-US works; at no time did I ever get the urge to en-US go get a book or call tech support for help, I en-US kept in mind what I was trying to do and, en-US after seeing what options were available, en-US discovered the answer on my own. Instincen-US -en-US tively. en-US Now, I know what a lot of you are en-US thinking; that the things you have trouble en-US doing are far more complex than just en-US changing the characteristics of text, how en-US can this possibly help me? And to that I en-US answer the lesson is not in how to change en-US the font size, the lesson is where to go for en-US your answers! en-US Notice that the menus I looked at were all en-US within the program I was using. You should en-US look at the menus and options available en-US within the program where you are stuck. en-US Also notice that each pull down menu is a en-US category; all filing options are under File en-US and we found our Font options under the en-US Format pull down menu. That was no en-US coincidence. I would have been very en-US surprised to find the Fonts option under the en-US File pull down menu but starting at File and en-US moving to the right covers all the bases and en-US rapidly gets you familiar with all the menus en-US available.en-US Sean McCarthy fixes computers. He can be en-US reached at 888-752-9049 or en-US help@Compuen-US -en-US teThisOnline.com en-US (no hyphens). COMPUTE THIS en-USSEAN MCCARTHY en-USLighten-USFrom page 2

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en-US 11 en-USHometown News we might end up going en-US right next to it. When you dig in one little en-US area, it is a matter of not only expertise but en-US also some luck regarding what you hit. You en-US cant just dig up a whole acre you dig up en-US one small area. The site is about 13 acres, en-US and we may dig again somewhere in that en-US same site, though not in the exact same en-US hole.en-US Dr. Adovasio has been the Principal en-US Investigator at the site since 2013. He led a en-US group of archaeologists seeking answers to en-US many questions, including what the location en-US was like 100 years ago and as far back as en-US 13,000 years ago, during the Pleistocene en-US period.en-US Local citizens formed the Old Vero Ice en-US Age Sites Committee, or OVIASC, in 2010. en-US One of the most exciting discoveries from en-US the research OVIASC led was that a partial en-US skeleton found at the site, named Vero Man, en-US was actually a woman.en-US That is true, Randy Old, chair of the en-US project, told Hometown News last year. en-US Were better at figuring those things out en-US now than we were at the beginning.en-US The Emerson Center lectures will explore en-US how that discovery was uncovered, as well en-US as other mysteries that may be explained by en-US the research. Dr. Adovasio told Hometown en-US News that the Vero Beach site is highly sigen-US-en-US nificant.en-US First, one hundred years ago it was the en-US first site to seriously challenge the wisdom en-US that humans and ice age animals were not en-US contemporaries, Dr. Adovasio said. The en-US claim that humans were in the New World en-US at the end of the Pleistocene was en-US viewed as heretical to say the en-US least.en-US Second, the current excavaen-US-en-US tions at Vero are at the literal cuten-US-en-US ting edge of archaeological data en-US recovery and documentation. This en-US project, according to visiting proen-US-en-US fessionals, is as good as modern en-US archaeology gets.en-US Third, because of the extreme en-US precision of the excavations, data en-US from Vero promises to illuminate en-US the remote past of the first Floridien-US-en-US ans as no site ever excavated to en-US date.en-US Dr. Andy Hemmings, lead en-US on-site archaeologist, told Homeen-US -en-US town News The material were en-US finding is very exotic to the site. en-US Theres no local available stone for en-US making the tools that were so en-US important to these people at varien-US -en-US ous times. Were seeing materials en-US brought in from between Orlando en-US and Ocala, at least 130 miles away. en-US It tells us that we absolutely have en-US people here in the Pleistocene, en-US seemingly associated with butchen-US -en-US ering, killing, burning, 13,000 en-US years ago or older.en-US Dr. Hemmings believes that en-US people came to what is now Vero Beach en-US during the Pleistocene period, 13,000 years en-US ago, for the wealth of animal and plant speen-US-en-US cies found here, on the order of 180 differen-US -en-US ent ones: mammoth, mastodon, a host of en-US really interesting extinct things from the en-US end of the Pleistocene. Three kinds of sloths, en-US the dire wolf, the tapir, two kinds of llamas, en-US the American lion, the saber cat, all the en-US highlights that fire peoples imagination.en-US It was a bit of an oasis in the true sense of en-US the word, Dr. Hemmings said. Thats why en-US we see the wealth of plant and animals, and en-US we think thats what drew people here.en-US In 2017, over 300 bison bone fragments en-US were found at the site, adding to a remarken-US-en-US able collection.en-US From the beginning, Vero was one of the en-US more infamous archaeological sites in North en-US America because it was seen as such a threat en-US to the then perceived wisdom that no en-US humans had lived here during the last Ice en-US Age, Dr. Adovasio said.en-US You can be among the first to find out en-US what else was learned during the four years en-US of the Vero Dig by attending either of the en-US two free lectures April 7at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.en-US The Emerson Center is located at 1590 en-US 27th Ave, Vero Beach. For more informaen-US -en-US tion, visit www.oviasc.org. Blue Water Coins Over 30 years experience specializing in large, estate coin & stamp purchases. Bullion Broker that can buy back or acquire for you. 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en-US 12 en-USSecond, always use common sense en-US when dealing with someone that you do en-US not know. Stop and verify the information en-US before you send or wire money to anyone. en-US Call the government agency, a family en-US member, or someone you trust first. Do en-US not simply call back the number provided en-US by the caller. Look in the phone book or en-US online for the number to call. If the caller en-US tries to prevent you or dissuade you from en-US verifying what he has told you, it is a en-US scam. en-US Third, government agencies will not en-US contact you by telephone first and they en-US will not threaten to bring in the police, en-US other law enforcement, or otherwise arrest en-US you. And, the government will send you en-US something in writing first demanding en-US payment before reaching out to you. If the en-US government has not written you or the en-US caller threatens you, it is a scam. en-US Fourth, if the caller says you can only en-US pay a certain way, and that way seems en-US odd, it is a scam. Fraudsters often ask en-US their victims to wire money, put money en-US on a gift card, load money onto a cash en-US reload card, or otherwise require a specific en-US payment method, other than a check. en-US They will claim it is urgent and try to en-US justify the specific method. Do not fall for en-US it. en-US Fifth, never pre-pay taxes, transfer fees, en-US or other expenses in exchange for a en-US promised jackpot, sweepstakes win, or en-US refund. Legitimate organizations do not en-US and will not ask for prepayments. If a en-US prepayment is required, it is a scam. en-US Almost as important as avoiding being en-US scammed, is to report any attempted scam en-US immediately. You can file a complaint en-US with the Florida Attorney Generals Office en-US online atwww.myfloridalegal.comor by en-US phone at 1-866-9-NO-SCAM. en-US If I am elected Attorney General, I will en-US work tirelessly to put these fraudsters out en-US of business and protect our seniors. en-UScancers support group. Free. Survivors of en-US breast and womens cancers and their en-US caregivers are welcome to attend Friends en-US meetings. en-US For more information, visit en-US FriendsAfterDiagnosis.comen-US or call (772) 562-en-US 5373.en-GBTUESDAY, APRIL 10en-GB en-GB Indian River Genealogical Society en-GB meeting:en-GB Sandra Haselton McKenny will be en-GB the program speaker, discussing "Transcripen-GB -en-GB tions, Abstracts and Extracts." The lecture en-GB will be held at the Indian River County Main en-GB Library, 1600 21st Street, Vero Beach. The en-GB business meeting is at 10 a.m., followed by en-GB light refreshments and the program. The en-GB meeting is free and open to the public. en-GBFor en-GB more information, call (772) 444-7470 or en-GB visit en-GB www.irgs.orgen-GB en-GB Art of Networking:en-GB Wild Thyme Catering. en-GB For more information, contact Barbara en-GB Hoffman, Executive Director, Cultural Council en-GB of Indian River County, (772) 770-4857, en-GB info@cultural-council.org.en-GBTHURSDAY, APRIL 12en-GB en-GB VNA Caregiver Conference:en-GB 9 a.m. to en-GB noon, First Presbyterian Church of Vero en-GB Beach, 520 Royal Palm Blvd., Vero Beach. en-GBTo en-GB RSVP or for more information, visit en-GB www.en-GB vnatc.com/careen-GBFRIDAY, APRIL 13en-GB en-GB Coffee with the Mayor:en-GB 8-9 a.m. en-GBFor en-GB more information, call (772) 643-6782, en-GB email en-GB info@mainstreetverobeach.org, en-GB or visit en-GB www.mainstreetverobeach.org.en-GB en-GB Backstage Tours:en-GB 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., en-GB Riverside Theatre, 3250 Riverside Park en-GB Drive, Vero Beach. Tickets: $5, free for en-GB Members. Explore the back stage of en-GB Riverside Theatre with a guided tour of the en-GB various shops, stand on stage where the en-GB actors perform, and experience the history of en-GB Floridas largest professional theatre. en-GB For en-GB information, call (772) 231-6990 or visit en-GB www.riversidetheatre.com. FREE SUBSCRIPTION FREE DELIVERY MORE CIRCULATION MORE READERS MORE RESULTS! Call us at 866.913.6397or go to our website www.HometownNewsIRC.com ** Going out of town? Still want the paper? No problem! Call us at the toll free number below for details! KRS Tax & Financial Service Inc. K = Knowledge R = Reputation S = Service Tax Preparation Individual, Business, Fiduciary, Estates (We prepare every state tax return) FREE ADVANCE QUOTEAverage Fee 95-125 FREE Electronic FilingWe Solve Tax Problems! Back Taxes CP 2000 Oer-In-Compromise Estate Planning How to Avoid Attorney & Probate Fees How to Leave Assets to Loved Ones1701 US Hwy 1, Suite 8 Sebastian, Florida (South of Walmart)www.krsnancial.net krsnancial@aol.com Ph: (772)388-9570 Fax: (772) 388-9598STOP IN FOR A FREE 2018 APPOINTMENT LOG Seniors en-USFrom page 6en-USBike sharing is available in any major en-US city and has existed around the world for en-US decades, Dr. Coppola said. en-US Benefits would include easing parking en-US beachside and downtown, Dr. Coppola said. en-US The program will also alleviate automobile en-US congestion and CO2 emissions, and increase en-US customer traffic to local businesses.en-US These type of programs have been en-US shown to increase local business revenues en-US by 20 percent on average across the counen-US -en-US try, Dr. Coppola said.en-US The bikes cost between $800 and $1,000, en-US paid by the foundation. We would like to en-US do this bike sharing program at no cost to en-US the city or taxpayers at all, Dr. Coppola en-US said.en-US Under the proposed program, bicycles en-US will be available for shared use to individuen-US -en-US als on a short term basis for a nominal fee.en-US Dr. Coppola showed council one of the en-US bikes, which include plenty of space for en-US sponsor advertisements.en-US We hope to get sponsorships to use for en-US scholarships and to maintain the piers, Dr. en-US Coppola said. We dont expect to make any en-US money off the bikes other than to replace en-US the bikes and repair the locations.en-US Users will be required to be adults 18 en-US years of age and older with a valid credit en-US card. Rentals were proposed to cost $5 for en-US the first hour and $3 for additional hours.en-US Were researching for a way to include a en-US bike helmet though that is not the law in en-US Florida, Dr. Coppola said. Because Cole en-US was killed on a bike, wed like to add the en-US added security if possible.en-US The bike sharing will be available to anyen-US -en-US one with a smart phone. The bikes and all en-US components will be purchased and mainen-US-en-US tained by the Live Like Cole Foundation. en-US Stations will utilize Bluetooth technology en-US and solar power.en-US Police Chief David Currey said he is in en-US full support of this project, as did the counen-US -en-US cil members.en-US City Council voted unanimously to have en-US the City Manager move forward with impleen-US -en-US menting the program and approving the en-US locations.en-USBikesen-USFrom page 1 en-USCalendaren-USFrom page 8

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en-US 13 On Saturday, March 31, The Community Church of Vero Beach hosted a community wide Easter Festival. Â The ev ent en-USincluded a bounce house, face painting, animal balloons, en-US multiple easter egg hunts and, of course, a photo opportunity en-US with the Easter Bunny. Hundreds of Indian River residents en-US young and old enjoyed the festivities from 9-11 a.m. en-USAbove, left:en-US Lonan Parker, age 2, peeks over the bounce house slide.en-US Above, right:en-US Zoey Atkins, age 2, gives the Easter Bunny a big hug. Above: en-US And they en-US are off! First egg en-US hunters of the en-US morning get starten-US-en-US ed searching for en-US and collecting en-US eggs.en-US Right:en-US Clara en-US Alexandra, 3, sits en-US patiently while her en-US face is painted.en-USPhotos courtesy of en-US Megan Hootsen-USFestival fun

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en-USVERO BEACH Historic Dodgertown en-US and United Way of Indian River County en-US will host the fifth annual Jackie Robinson en-US Celebration Game on Sunday, April 15, at en-US 1:42 pm, at Holman Stadium in Vero Beach.en-US Hometown News is a proud sponsor of en-US the Jackie Robinson Celebration Game.en-US The game is held every year on April 15 en-US at Historic Dodgertown, to commemorate en-US the date Jackie Robinson broke the color en-US barrier in Major League Baseball. Comen-US -en-US memorations will take place on that date en-US throughout Major and Minor League Baseen-US-en-US ball, but the Historic Dodgertown game is en-US considered one of the most significant en-US because of Jackie Robinsons history in Vero en-US Beach.en-US Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier en-US in 1947 to become the first African Amerien-US -en-US can to play Major League Baseball. Mr. Roben-US -en-US inson spent nine spring training seasons en-US (1948-56) at Dodgertown, which was the en-US first integrated spring training location in en-US the south.en-US Dodgertown became the spring training en-US home of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1948. The en-US major league team trained there until 2008. en-US The Florida State Leagues Vero Beach Devil en-US Rays also played en-US in the park until en-US 2008.en-US For this years en-US game, the only en-US opportunity to en-US see professional en-US baseball in Vero en-US Beach, the St. en-US Lucie Mets, the en-US minor league en-US Class A-Advanced affiliate of the New York en-US Mets, will play the Dunedin Blue Jays. The en-US Blue Jays are the A-Advanced affiliate of the en-US Toronto Blue Jays.en-US The St. Lucie Mets normally play at First en-US Data Field in Port St. Lucie. This will be a en-US regular season Florida State League game, en-US not an exhibition, and will count as a home en-GBFRIDAY, APRIL 6en-GB en-GB Friday Matinee Movies:en-GB Noon, Main en-GB Library, 1600 21st Street, Vero Beach. Bring en-GB a bag lunch and enjoy a movie and popcorn en-GB on the library. Feature films for adults will be en-GB shown on the first Friday each month en-GB through December. No registration required, en-GB free and open to the public. en-GB Call Hollie at en-GB (772) 226-3080 for more information.en-GB en-GB Relay for Life of Indian River:en-GB Begins en-GB at 6 p.m. at Vero Beach High School, 1707 en-GB 16th Street, Vero Beach. Relay For Life is an en-GB overnight community fundraising walk for the en-GB American Cancer Society. To participate in en-GB this years Relay for Life and help finish the en-GB fight against cancer, join a team or start a en-GB team by visiting en-GB www.relayforlife.orgen-GB en-GB To learn en-GB more, contact Jenny Davis at (772) 562-en-GB 2272, ext. 2406, or en-GB jenny.davis@cancer.orgen-GB en-GB Relay for Life of North Indian River:en-GB en-GB Begins at 6 p.m. at Sebastian River High en-GB School, 9001 Sharks Blvd., Sebastian. en-GB Relay For Life is an overnight community en-GB fundraising walk for the American Cancer en-GB Society. To participate in this years Relay for en-GB Life and help finish the fight against cancer, en-GB join a team or start a team by visiting en-GB www.en-GB relayforlife.orgen-GB en-GB To learn more, contact Jenny en-GB Davis at (772) 562-2272, ext. 2406, or en-GB jenny.davis@cancer.orgen-GB en-GB First Friday Gallery Stroll:en-GB Galleries and en-GB businesses in historic downtown Vero Beach en-GB participate in this stroll, held from 5-8 p.m. en-GB on the first Friday each month. The stroll is en-GB based along 14th Avenue from 19th Street en-GB to 23rd Street and the surrounding area. en-GB New artwork is on display each month in a en-GB lively gallery reception atmosphere. en-GB For more en-GB information, call (772) 643-6782 or visit en-GB www.mainstreetverobeach.org.en-GB The en-GBVero Heritage Center is opening up en-GB for local artistsen-GB for the First Friday Gallery en-GB Stroll. Any local artist not having a spot in a AJs Arcade Now open 24 hours! Visit us 10 Times & Get $10 FREE Play Random Drawings throughout the day! Bring this ad in for $10.00 FREE play! with your rst $20.00! (1 per customer, per week) 931 12th Street, Vero Beach (772) 213-8549 NEW LOCATION NOW OPENLike us on Facebook For more Promotions Double Match Play From12AM-5AM Hurricane, Phantom, Stars, 7 Fish Tables Super Saturday! Every Saturday! Sunday Brunch Buet! Formerly Jay Bees Under New Ownership FREE Bag of Baresi Pasta from Italy1414 16th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960(772) 410-9422Produce Market Ariston Infused Olive Oils & Balsamic Vinegars Organic Teas Fruits Vegetables Seafood Old Florida Products Organic Produce Now AvailableCome Check Us Out At Our New Location!(WITH THE PURCHASE OF $5.00 OR MORE) W/ this ad. Coupon not valid W/Delivery. Exp 4/15/18 ARIES March 21/April 20 en-USAries, take some time to assess a situation en-US before you act on gut instinct. Your initial en-US reaction may not be the best way to go. Ask a en-US trusted friend for advice.en-USTAURUS April 21/May 21en-USTaurus, when you get an idea in your head, it en-US can take a monumental effort to persuade en-US you to think otherwise. This week your ideas en-US may need tweaking.en-USGEMINI May 22/June 21en-USStop planning for the immediate future and en-US start thinking long-term, Gemini. This way you en-US can relax as much as possible and enjoy the en-US ride knowing all things are in order.en-USCANCER June 22/July 22en-USIt is very easy to become complacent, Cancer. en-US Just when you thought your week would be en-US routine, things get stirred up in ways you never en-US would have imagined.en-USLEO July 23/Aug. 23en-USLeo, if a career change has been on your en-US mind, it may be better to dip a toe into the en-US waters rather than jumping in all at once. Try en-USHoroscopesen-USTickets going fast for annual Jackie en-US Robinson Game at Historic Dodgertown Out en-GB en-GB&en-GB en-GBabout en-USSeeen-US en-US OUTen-US page 16en-US Seeen-US en-US SCOPESen-US, page 21 Dining en-US&en-US Entertainmenten-USFRIDAY, APRIL 6, 2018 en-US VERO BEACHen-US WWW.HOMETOWNNEWSIRC.COM PAGE 15 By Mike Winikoff en-USmwinikoff@hometownnewsol.comen-USSeeen-US en-US GAMEen-US page 17

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en-US 16 en-USVERO BEACH Due to high ticket en-US demand, the Riverside Theatre has added en-US two additional performances to the Mamma en-US Mia! run, April 10-29.en-US We are thrilled at the great demand for en-US tickets for our production of Mamma Mia!, en-US said Jon R. Moses, Riverside Theatre Manen-US -en-US aging Director and COO. We cannot en-US extend the run of the show beyond the close en-US date of April 29 since it will transfer to Philen-US -en-US adelphia, but its very exciting to have a en-US show created in Vero Beach play to thouen-US-en-US sands more at the Walnut Street Theatre (in en-US Philadelphia). Equally as exciting is the vast en-US appeal this show has already generated in en-US our community. en-US The added performances are Sunday, en-US April 22 at 7:30 p.m. and Thursday, April 26 en-US at 2 p.m. With the added shows, the second en-US and third week each have nine performancen-US -en-US es. Mamma Mia! will still close on Sunday, en-US April 29.en-US Enjoyed by over 60 million people around en-US the world, Mamma Mia! is a juke box musien-US -en-US cal that has enjoyed success in 50 countries en-US since opening in 1999. Featuring music by en-US ABBA, the Swedish pop/dance group from en-US the 1970s and 1980s, Mamma Mia! is the en-US fifth longest-running show in London hisen-US -en-US tory and the eighth-longest on Broadway. en-US Mamma Mia! opened on Broadway at the en-US Winter Garden Theatre on October 18, en-US 2001.en-US Comprised entirely of ABBAs hits, the en-US show includes Dancing Queen, Knowing en-US You, Waterloo, Money, Money, Money, en-US The Winner Takes It All, Mamma Mia, en-US and a dozen more songs. en-US Riversides production is directed and en-US choreographed by Richard Stafford and en-US stars Anne Brummel (Donna Sheridan), en-US Charis Leos (Rosie), Lyn Philistine (Tanya), en-US Eric Kunze (Sam Carmichael), Christopher en-US Sutton (Bill Austin), Jonas Cohen (Harry en-US Bright), Laura Giknis (Sophie Sheridan), en-US Schyler Conaway (Sky), and Joe Moeller en-US (Pepper).en-US Set on the Greek island of Kalokari, the en-US story revolves around Sophie, a young en-US woman engaged to marry her fianc Sky. en-US Dreaming of having her father walk her en-US down the aisle, Sophie sets out on a mission en-US to discover his identity, since her mother en-US has never established who he is. After readen-US -en-US ing her mothers diary, Sophie concludes en-US that her dad could be any one of three men en-US and secretly invites all three to the wedding, en-US expecting to recognize her father instantly.en-US When everyone arrives for the wedding, en-US all three men become convinced that they en-US are Sophies dad, but Sophie has no clue as to en-US which one it is. Undeterred, Sophie decides en-US that her mother should walk her down the en-US aisle.en-US Mamma Mia! runs April 10-29 on the en-US Waxlax Stage. Performances are Tuesdays, en-US Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.; en-US Opening Night (the first Tuesday perforen-US -en-US mance), Fridays, and Saturdays at 8 p.m.; en-US with matinees on Wednesdays, select Thursen-US -en-US days, Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. en-US Tickets start at $35 and can be purchased en-US by calling the Box Office at (772) 231-6990 en-US or online at www.riversidetheatre.com. en-US The Riverside Theatre is located at 3250 en-US Riverside Park Dr., Vero Beach. Sebastian Craft Club, Inc.CRAFT SHOW April 7th(Rain date April 8th) SHOW HOURS 10 am to 3pmUS 1 & Rte 512 Efor vendor space call 321-749-7675RIVERVIEW PARK, SEBASTIAN Great Food & Good Music 778-5461 760 S. US 1 VERO BEACH Mon: Closed Tues-Fri: Breakfast 6:30-11am Lunch 11am-3pm Sat: Breakfast 7:30-11am Lunch 11-3pmSun: Breakfast only 7:30-1pm South Vero Square Shopping Center (Between Publix & Movie Gallery) Galley Special $6.79 On The Go Sandwich $3.75 Treasure Chest $8.50 S.O.S $5.99 Fresh Start Breakfast $3.50 Girls Gymnastics Boys Trick & Tumble Mommy & Me Pre-School Birthday PartiesKids Night Out Every Saturday!open gym play pizza6:30-10pm Ages 5+$20 members | $30 non-members | $5 sibling discount 2017 2017 C H O I C E R E A D E R S Register On-line or Call Today! MaximumVelocityGymnastics.com 3980 US Hwy 1, Vero Bch, FL 32960772-539-7400 $5.00 OFFW/this ad. Market Hours: Tues. Sat. 11-6 Sunday 11-4 Closed Mondays Riverfront Location 1540 Indian River Drive, Sebastian 772.388.2727 2016 2016 C H O I C E R E A D E R S Voted Sebastians Best Seafood! Cleanest *freshest* friendliest Seafood Market ANYWHERE ask anyone! 2017 2017 C H O I C E R E A D E R S 2015 2015 C H O I C E R E A D E R S See our beautiful display of Fresh from Florida seafood and Northern delights. Knowledgeable Sta. CRAB E BILLS SEAFOOD MARKET More shows added to Mamma Mia! run at Riverside For Hometown News en-USnewsfp@hometownnewsol.comen-USPhoto courtesy of Riverside Theatreen-USThe cast of Mamma Mia! will bring lots of memorable ABBA hits to en-US the Riverside Theatre. en-GBdowntown gallery is welcome to secure a en-GB space inside the Heritage Center for only en-GB $25. en-GB Call Debbie Avery at (772) 770-2263 or en-GB email en-GB davery@veroheritage.org.en-GB en-GB Library Coffee House Performers:en-GB One en-GB Street Over, 7-9 p.m., North Indian River en-GB County Library meeting room, 1001 en-GB Sebastian Blvd., Sebastian. Free. en-GBFor more en-GB information call (772) 589-1355 or visit en-GB www.irclibrary.org.en-GB en-GB Seller to Cellar Wine Tasting:en-GB 7 pm. en-GB The Heritage Center, 2140 14th Avenue, en-GB Vero Beach. en-GBFor more information visit en-GB www.en-GB veroheritage.org or facebook.com/VeroHeriten-GB -en-GB age.en-GBFRIDAY, APRIL 6 SATURDAY, APRIL 7en-GB en-GB Ballet Vero Beach:en-GB Circle of Influence, en-GB VBHS Performing Arts Center, 1707 16th St, en-GB Vero Beach. April 6 at 8 p.m., April 7 at 2 en-GB p/m. and 8 p.m. Performances will pay en-GB tribute to the late choreographer Samuel en-GB Kurkjian. Sparkling costumes and crystalline en-GB choreography close the 5th season in style. en-GB For more information, call (772) 905-2651 en-GB or visit en-GB www.balletverobeach.orgen-GB .en-GBSATURDAY, APRIL 7en-GB en-GB Lectures on the Old Vero Ice Age Site: en-GB Come and find out what was learned in four en-GB years of excavating at the Vero dig. Dr. James en-GB Adovasio will be presenting the findings at en-GB the annual Society of American Archaeology en-GB meeting in Washington, D.C., but Vero Beach en-GB gets to hear the information first, in two free en-GB one-hour lectures at the Emerson Center, en-GB 1590 27th Ave., Vero Beach, at 4 p.m. and 7 en-GB p.m. en-GB For more information, visit en-GB www.oviasc.en-GB org.en-GB en-GB Maya Matters Help Kids Kick Cancer en-GB Superhero 5k run/walk:en-GB Race time is 7:30 en-GB a.m. Flat, fast, course that travels through scenic Vero Beach neighborhoods aro und en-GBSouth Beach Park, 1704 Ocean Drive, Vero en-GB Beach. Entry fees and awards are TBD. en-GB For en-GB more information, contact Cara Pettit at en-GB (772) 342-6099 at en-GB mayamatters@gmail.comen-GB en-GB Rock n Brew:en-GB 8-11 p.m., Vero Beach en-GB Museum of Art, 3001 Riverside Park Drive, en-GB Vero Beach. Benefiting VBMAs Art for en-GB Healths Sake Program. Music by Souljam. en-GB Midieval to Metal exhibit. Beer from Walking en-GB Tree Brewery. $35 includes two drinks. Dress en-GB as your favorite rocker. Wall of Fame photo en-GB op, walk the red carpet. en-GB For tickets or more en-GB information call (772) 231-0707, ext. 145, or en-GB visit en-GB www.verobeachmuseum.org.en-GB en-GB Environmental Learning Center's Gala:en-GB en-GB 27th annual Gala will be held on the Center's en-GB 30th anniversary. Enjoy a fun evening at en-GB Bent Pine Golf Club, 6001 Clubhouse Drive, en-GB Vero Beach, while supporting the Center's en-GB mission to connect people with nature. The en-USOuten-USFrom page 15en-US Seeen-US en-US OUTen-US page 17

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en-US 17 en-GBfirst Environmental Visionary in Action en-GB award will be presented to an individual en-GB doing outstanding and boundary-pushing en-GB work, in any discipline, towards enabling en-GB humans to live in harmony with the rest of en-GB nature. There will be cocktails, dinner, en-GB auction, EVA Awards presentation and en-GB dancing to live music. Tickets are $500 per en-GB VIP couple, $200 per person regular seating, and $150 per person Young Professional. en-GBFor more information, visit en-GB www.discoverelc.en-GB org/2018-annual-benefit-gala.html.en-GBSATURDAY, APRIL 7 SUNDAY, APRIL 8en-GB en-GB Hibiscus Festival:en-GB Saturday 10 a.m.-6 en-GB p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at the en-GB Heritage Center, 2140 14th Avenue, Vero en-GB Beach. Categories for the Hibiscus Festival en-GB Art show are Ceramics, Digital Art, Fiber, en-GB Glass, Graphics, Jewelry, Metal, Mixed en-GB Media, Oils/Acrylic, Photography, Sculpture, en-GB Watercolor and Wood. Cash prizes will be en-GB awarded for Best in Show, First, Second and en-GB Third Places. Musical entertainment in the rfntbr A-1 Tax Ser vice,Inc.bnbt rfntbr tntntnn nnn n t bn DENTAL DISCOUNT VALID THROUGH APRIL 30, 2018 en-USJack (shown) en-US and Mary Smith, en-US of Sebastian en-US took a copy of en-US Hometown en-US News to Puerto en-US Vallarta, Mexico, en-US their home away en-US from home, for en-US twenty years. en-USAre you a fan of the Hometown News? Well, we are inviting you to en-US take us along on your next adventure. en-US Each week, we will feature a different reader-submitted photo that showcases one en-US (or more) of our Treasure Coast residents reading the Hometown News in a unique en-US or exotic place. Whether you take a trip to the Grand Canyon or a cruise to the en-US Bahamas, bring your Hometown News with you and have someone snap a picture.en-US Email your photo (at least 1 MB in size) to en-US news@hometownnewsol.comen-US and include en-US your first and last name, the city you live in and the location/date of where the photo en-US was taken. Type TOURING WITH THE TOWNIES in the subject line.en-USTouring with the Townies en-USgame for the St. Lucie Mets.en-US The St. Lucie Mets have won the Florida en-US State League Championship five times, most en-US recently in 2006. Current New York Mets en-US superstars Noah Syndergaard and Jacob en-US deGrom played for the St. Lucie Mets. en-US Other notable St. Lucie Mets alumni, en-US some of whom were on injury rehab assignen-US -en-US ments, include Pedro Martinez, Mike Piazen-US-en-US za, Moises Alou, Jason Bay, Carlos Beltran, en-US David Cone, Keith Hernandez, Jose Reyes, en-US and Yoenis Cespedes. Gary Carter managed en-US the St. Lucie Mets in 2006.en-US Several players on the St. Lucie Mets rosen-US -en-US ter are expected to see time with the New en-US York Mets this year. Fan favorite Tim Tebow en-US is an outfielder for the St. Lucie Mets.en-US The capacity for Holman Stadium is en-US about 6,500. The game is expected to sell-en-US out, so fans are urged to get tickets now.en-US Tickets are $6 until April 12, and can be en-US purchased at all Seacoast Bank locations in en-US Indian River and St. Lucie County, and all en-US Marine Bank locations in Indian River en-US County. Tickets can also be purchased at en-US United Way of Indian River County and in en-US the lobby of Historic Dodgertown.en-US Tickets available online until April 12 at en-US www.unitedwayirc.org.en-US On April 13, ticket prices go up to $8, and en-US will only be available at Historic Dodgeren-US -en-US town.en-US Children age three and under will be en-US admitted free.en-US Bulk tickets are available in-person at en-US United Way of Indian River County and en-US Historic Dodgertown. Buy 21 tickets, get en-US five free. Buy 42 tickets, get 10 free. Buy 63 en-US tickets, get 15 free. Buy 84 tickets, get 20 en-US free.en-US Holman Stadium at Historic Dodgertown en-US is located at 3901 26th St., Vero Beach, just en-US up the road from the airport.en-US For more information, contact Chance en-US Morrow at (772) 567-8900, ext. 111 or en-US chance.morrow@unitedwayirc.org.en-USGameen-USFrom page 15 en-USOuten-USFrom page 16en-US Seeen-US en-US OUTen-US page 19

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en-US 19 Programs, rates, terms and conditions may vary and are subject to change without notice and may be withdrawn at any time. Business must have an operating presence in Florida. All credit applications are subject to standard credit and underwriting guidelines and approval. 1. Offer applies to new funds only. Must establish main/primary operating account at FCB with a minimum average daily balance of $10,000 for 90 days and set up a new merchant services relationship on or before June 29, 2018. For a period of three months from initiation of the merchant service, you will be reimbursed for the merchant service fees assessed by First Data up to $1,000. The refund credit will be applied to the account no later than 90 days after the three month period. The value of this promotional bonus may be reported to the IRS on Form 1099-MISC. 2. Advertised rate is good for the initial 12 months from account opening. Afterward the xed rate will be computed based on the 5-year Treasury Bill rate (for a 5 year loan term) or the 10-year Treasury Bill rate (for a 10 year loan term) plus a margin of 3.00%. For owner occupied business real estate loans, 51% of the building must be occupied by the borrower. 50 BPS Loan Fee. Must establish main/primary operating account at FCB with a minimum deposit relationship of at least 25% of the loan commitment (new funds) at time of loan closing. If you close your deposit relationship or the balances fall below 25% of the loan commitment, we may increase your rate by 25 BPS. Loan to value max 85% subject to bank ordered or current appraisal. New loans to FCB only. FCB clients not eligible to renance under these terms. Must close and fund no later than June 29, 2018. 3. Offer applies to new non-interest bearing accounts (Small Business Checking and Business Checking) opened on or before June 29, 2018; new funds only; Public funds and ABS accounts are not eligible. To receive a single feed Panini Remote Deposit Capture (RDC) machine with no up-front set up charge, waiver of the $25 monthly RDC Scanner fee and to receive a $20 credit towards the monthly RDC fee, qualied business must maintain a minimum average daily balance of $25,000 each month in the non-interest bearing account. The RDC Scanner fee of $25 and RDC fee of $35 will be assessed each month if the minimum average daily balance in the non-interest bearing account falls below $25,000. If you close your account, we require you to return to the Bank the RDC machine; changing account types may alter terms of this promotion. 6833 0318 For more details on growing your business and opening an account, speak with a knowledgeable FCB business banking representative. We're here to serve you!CALL 1.855.765.2201 OR EMAIL BUSINESSBANKING@FCB1923.COMMust bring in this ad to receive promotional incentives. FCBs Merchant Services provide you with 24/7 online reporting, EMV credit and debit cards and Fraud Protection with built-in TransArmor and many more.Promo Code: GROWBB-MSFlorida Community Bank understands your business needs and the local market. r fntbtbfPROMOTIONAL RATE for owner-occupied business loans for initial 12 months. Promo Code: GROWBBr FREE3 use of our Remote Deposit Capture device that scans and deposit your checks.Promo Code: GROWBB-RDC | FloridaCommunityBank.com 2500 Virginia Ave., Fort Pierce, FL 34981 | (772) 460-2220 1301 S.E. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie, FL 34952 | (772) 398-1388 4000 20th St., Vero Beach, FL 32960 | (772) 770-0090 715 Colorado Ave., Stuart, FL 34994 | (772) 287-1300 VERO BEACH The Learning Alliance en-USand the School District of Indian River en-US County will host a Moonshot Moment Famen-US -en-US ily Literacy Festival on April 7, 10 a.m.-2 en-US p.m., at Gifford Middle School.en-US The free event for all ages, pre-K through en-US grandparents, will include food, family fun, en-US guest authors, prizes, poetry slam, and book en-US tastings. The goal is to build and celebrate en-US literacy.en-US Moonshot Moment is a community-wide en-US campaign started by The Learning Alliance en-US and the school district in 2012, aiming to en-US have 90 percent of all students reading on en-US grade-level by third grade.en-US The Moonshot Moment campaign has en-US grown to include over sixty community en-US nonprofits and businesses working together en-US to improve youth literacy, a consistent preen-US -en-US dictor of future success.en-US As of the 2017 school grades released by en-US the state, only 58 percent of county third en-US graders were reading at grade proficient en-US level, far below the target of 70 percent. That en-US target rises even higher to 90 percent for en-US 2018.en-US Third grade is the key transition from en-US learning to read to reading to learn, says en-US the Moonshot Moment website. Literacy is en-US at the heart of economic development and is en-US the single factor that underpins most social en-US issues, with some states even determining en-US the number of jails they will build on third-en-US grade literacy.en-US Specific goals of Moonshot Moment, in en-US addition to expanding literacy, include en-US improving kindergarten readiness and en-US school attendance, training teachers with en-US research-based techniques to teach reading, en-US and eliminating the summer slide.en-US For more information about the literacy en-US festival, contact Michele Holiday at lena30@en-US bellsouth.net or Willie Finklin, wfinklin@en-US thelearningalliance.org, or call (877) 548-en-US READ (7323).en-US For more information about Moonshot en-US Moment, visit www.moonshotmoment.org en-US or contact Marie OBrien, mobrien@theen-US-en-US learningalliance.org.en-US Gifford Middle School is located at 4530 en-US 28th Court, Vero Beach.en-USMoonshot Moment en-US Family Literacy Festivalen-USBy Mike Winikoffen-USmwinikoff@hometownnewsol.comen-GBArt Show and throughout the four block en-GB festival all day. en-GB For more information visit en-GB mainstreetverobeach.org, en-GB follow The en-GB Hibiscus Festival Page on Facebook or e-mail en-GB info@mainstreetverobeach.org.en-US en-US Fort Pierce Oyster Festival:en-US Held at en-US Veterans Memorial Park & River Walk Center, en-US 600 N. Indian River Drive, Fort Pierce. Hours en-US are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. en-US to 4 p.m. Sunday. Seventh annual festival en-US celebrates the Fort Pierce waterfront and its en-US bounty, with oysters and other seafood en-US dishes, plus landlubber foods. Enjoy live en-US music and entertainment, plus merchandise en-US and arts & craft vendors. Free parking in the en-US city parking garage. Food and drinks en-US available for cash, not tickets, this year. Free en-US admission. en-US For more information, visit en-US www.en-US fortpierceoysterfest.com.en-USTHROUGH SUNDAY, APRIL 8en-GB 'en-GBBuyer & Cellar' by Jonathan Tolins:en-GB en-GB Struggling actor Alex More is excited about en-GB his new job, even though its in a Malibu en-GB basement. You see, the basement belongs to en-GB beloved superstar, Barbra Streisand, who en-GB happens to have a shopping mall in her en-GB cellar. When Babs comes downstairs to play en-GB one day, a real bonding takes place, but will en-GB that friendship transfer out of the cellar? en-GB Buyer and Cellar is a laugh-out-loud story en-GB about one of the oddest of odd jobs. en-GB Performances take place on the Waxlax en-GB Stage at Riverside Theatre, 3250 Riverside en-GB Park Drive, Vero Beach. Tickets: $55. Show en-GB runs from March 20 to April 8. Times vary; en-GB available performance times are 2 p.m., 7:30 en-GB p.m., and 8 p.m. Tickets start at $35. en-GB For en-GB information, call (772) 231-6990 or visit en-GB www.riversidetheatre.com.en-GBSUNDAY, APRIL 8en-GB en-GB Art in the Park:en-GB Sundays, 10 a.m.-4 en-GB p.m., Humiston Park, Ocean Drive. Art en-GB Exhibition & Sale by members of the Vero en-GB Beach Art Club. Open & Free to the Public. en-GB For more information, visit en-GB www.verobeachaen-GB-en-GB rtclub.orgen-GB en-GB Polka Dance Party:en-GB Featuring Jasius en-GB Polka Allstars Band, hosted by Polish en-GB American Social Club of Vero Beach, 2-5 en-GB p.m., at the Moose Club, 226 43rd Ave, Vero en-GB Beach. $15 donation. Food available from en-GB Moose kitchen. Purchase your tickets early. en-GB To RSVP, call Leona at (772) 617-2675, or en-GB send checks to PASCVB, P.O Box 690384, en-GB Vero Beach, FL, 32969en-GB en-GB Concert and dinner:en-GB 4 p.m., First en-GB Presbyterian Church of Sebastian, 1405 en-GB Louisiana Avenue, behind the Police Dept. en-GB The concert is focused on Italian Music and en-GB Italian food. Returning by popular demand is en-GBthe talented and entertaining vocalist Mark en-GB Nelson and his accompanist and wife, Eun. A en-GB free will offering will be collected for the en-GB concerts. Please bring a salad or dessert for en-GB the dinner; the main course will be provided. en-GB Open to the public. en-GBFor more information call en-GB the church office, (772) 589-5656 or email en-GB office@welovefirst.org.en-GB en-GB "Songs of the Soul:"en-GB 4 p.m., Community en-GB Church of Vero Beach, 1901 23rd Street, en-GB Vero Beach. Vero Beach Choral Society en-GB presents a choral music concert celebrating en-GB sacred songs of praise and folk songs of life. en-GB The concert program features Mozarts en-GB Solemn Vespers and John Rutters A Sprig of en-GB Thyme, a collection of English folksongs, with en-GB orchestral accompaniment by the Vero en-GB Beach High School Sinfonia Orchestra. en-GB Tickets are $15 in advance by calling (772) en-GB 494-5011, or online aten-GB VeroBeachChoralSoen-GB-en-GB ciety.org.en-GB Tickets are $20 at the door. en-GB en-GB 'Love Changes Everything:'en-GB Presented en-GB by Theatre-Go-Round Dinner Theatre at The en-GB Quilted Giraffe Restaurant, 500 South U.S. 1, en-GB Vero Beach. A tribute to Andrew Lloyd en-GB Webber at his romantic best. Dinner is en-GB served at 4:30 p.m. with show at 6. Dinner en-GB theatre packages include three course en-GB gourmet dinner, show, tax and gratuity at en-GB $65 per person. en-GB For more information, call en-GB (772) 252-9341 or visit en-GB www.theatreen-GB -en-GB gorounddinnertheatre.com.en-GBMONDAY, APRIL 9en-GB en-GB International Lecture 4:en-GB Lonnie G. en-GB Bunch III: The Challenge of Building a en-USOuten-USFrom page 17 en-USSeeen-US en-US OUTen-US page 20

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en-US 20 en-GBNational Museum / 4:30pm / Simulcast $65 en-GB member & $75 non-member. The Vero en-GB Beach Museum of Art, 3001 River Park en-GB Drive, Vero Beach. en-GBFor more information, call en-GB (772) 231-0707.en-USMONDAY, APRIL 9 TUESDAY, APRIL 10en-GB en-GB Broadway Dueling Pianos:en-GB Presented en-GB by Theatre-Go-Round Dinner Theatre at The en-GB Quilted Giraffe Restaurant, 500 South U.S. 1, en-GB Vero Beach. Dinner is served at 6 p.m. with en-GB show at 7:30. Dinner theatre packages en-GB include three course gourmet dinner, show, en-GB tax and gratuity at $65 per person. en-GB For more en-GB information, call (772) 252-9341 or visit en-GB www.theatregorounddinnertheatre.com.en-USTUESDAY, APRIL 10en-US en-US Film screening:en-US Join the Friends of the en-US North Indian River County Library for a en-US screening and discussion of Kindness Is en-US Contagious from 6:30 p.m. This is a en-US feel-good, feature film documentary about en-US the benefits of being nice and paying it en-US forward. Admission is free and refreshen-US -en-US ments will be served. The Library is located en-US at 1001 Sebastian Boulevard, three miles en-US west of U.S. 1 in Sebastian. en-USCall (772) en-US 589-1355 for more information.en-USTUESDAY, APRIL 10 SUNDAY, APRIL 29en-GB en-GB 'Mamma Mia!:'en-GB The smash Broadway en-GB and international hit tells the amusing tale of en-GB a mother, a daughter and three possible en-GB dads! On the eve of the daughters wedding en-GB on a Greek island paradise, her quest to en-GB discover the identity of her father brings en-GB three men from her mother's past back to en-GB the island they last visited 20 years ago. The en-GB story-telling magic of ABBA's timeless songs en-GB propels this enchanting tale of love, laughter en-GB and friendship. Music by Bjrn Ulvaeus & en-GB Benny Andersson. Lyrics by Bjrn Ulvaeus & en-GB Benny Andersson. Book by Catherine en-GB Johnson. Performances take place on the en-GB Stark Stage at Riverside Theatre, 3250 en-GB Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach. Show runs en-GB April 10 through April 29. Times vary; en-GB available performance times are 2 p.m., 7:30 en-GB p.m., and 8 p.m. Tickets start at $35. en-GB For en-GB information, call (772) 231-6990 or visit en-GB www.riversidetheatre.com.en-GBWEDNESDAY, APRIL 11en-GB en-GB 'Play the New Card!' fundraiser:en-GB Play en-GB the new 2018 National Mah Jong card as a en-GB fundraiser for AAUW Vero Beach branch, to en-GB send two IRSC women to an AAUW leaderen-GB -en-GB ship conference in Washington, D.C. This will en-GB be hosted by the Bent Pine Mah Jong Club en-GB and AAUW Vero Beach at Bent Pine Country en-GB Club, 6001 Clubhouse Drive, Vero Beach, en-GB from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. All levels are en-GB welcome, the ground rules for how to play will en-GB be introduced by the Mah Jong club. Tickets en-GB are $50. en-GBFor more information, visit en-GB http://en-GB verobeach-fl.aauw.net. en-GBTHROUGH THURSDAY, APRIL 12en-GB en-GB Patten Community Gallery Exhibition:en-GB en-GB Student Exhibition II. Watercolor / Mixed en-GB Media / 3-Dimensional. Exhibition runs from en-GB March 15 through April 12. The Vero Beach en-GB Museum of Art, 3001 River Park Drive, Vero en-GB Beach. en-GB For more information, call (772) en-GB 231-0707. Earn 10% interest Secured by real estate Short or Long term Carlson Family, LLC Marshall Copley 772-882-8149 Successful real-estate Investors since 2005 Garage Door & Opener Repairs Service & Installation Shower Enclosures www.doorsandmoretc.com 837 S Kings Hwy Fort Pierce 772-409-4501 30 Years Experience FREE Estimates Licensed & InsuredWe Accept Most Major Credit Cards en-USHelp us celebrate one of the Treasure Coasts most popular pastimes by submitting a en-US photo of your most recent catch straight from local waters.en-US Email a photo of you with your fish that is at least 1 MB or 300 dpi in size en-US to news@hometownnewsol.com. en-US Write CATCH OF THE WEEK in the subject line, and in the body of the email, en-US please include the following information:en-US Your nameen-US City you live inen-US Age (if 18 or younger)en-US Type of fishen-US Approximate size of fishen-US Area you caught the fishen-US Phone number in case we have questions (will not be printed)en-USNice en-US Catch! Sarah Beatty, en-US4, of Port St. en-US Lucie caught en-US this 8-inch en-US Puffer fish at en-US the Jensen en-US Beach Causeen-US -en-US way. en-USOuten-USFrom page 19en-US Seeen-US en-US OUTen-US page 21 en-GBRants en-GB &en-GB en-GB Raves en-GBGot Something en-GB en-GB to Say?en-GBemail your en-GB en-GB Rant or Rave to:en-GB newsfp@hometownnewsol.com

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en-US 21 en-GBTHURSDAY, APRIL 12en-GB en-GB Petite Masterpieces:en-GB Chamber Concert, en-GB 7 p.m., Vero Beach Performing Arts Center, en-GB 1707 16th Street, Vero Beach. en-GBFor more en-GB information call (772) 564-5537 or visit en-GB www.VeroBeachPerformingArts.com.en-GBTHURSDAY, APRIL 12 FRIDAY, APRIL 13en-GB en-GB Dance Composition Recital:en-GB 7 p.m., en-GB Wynne Black Box Theatre, IRSC main en-GB campus, 3209 Virginia Ave., Fort Pierce. en-GB IRSC student choreographers from the en-GB area present their final projects for the en-GB dance composition class, highlighting en-GB the skills and imaginations of beginning en-GB choreographers. Suitable for all ages. Tickets en-GB are $5. en-GBFor more information, contact the en-GB IRSC box office at (772) 462-4750 or emailen-GB en-GB boxoffice@irsc.edu. en-GBFRIDAY, APRIL 13en-GB en-GB Backstage Tours:en-GB 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., en-GB Riverside Theatre, 3250 Riverside Park en-GB Drive, Vero Beach. Tickets: $5, free for en-GB Members. Explore the back stage of en-GB Riverside Theatre with a guided tour of the en-GB various shops, stand on stage where the en-GB actors perform, and experience the history of en-GB Floridas largest professional theatre. en-GB For en-GB information, call (772) 231-6990 or visit en-GB www.riversidetheatre.com.en-USFRIDAY, APRIL 13 SATURDAY, APRIL 14en-GB en-GB Howl at the Moon Experience: en-GB Shows en-GB are at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Howl en-GB performances take place on the Waxlax en-GB Stage at Riverside Theatre, 3250 Riverside en-GB Park Drive, Vero Beach. More than a dueling en-GB pianos show, Howl at the Moon is a high-en-GB energy music show. Come sing, dance, and en-GB howl as the most talented musicians perform en-GB your favorite rock, pop, and dance hits from en-GB the 80s, 90s, and today. Local musicians en-GB will continue to perform on the free outdoor en-GB stage between Howl performances. Howl en-GB tickets: $22, $20, $18, $16. en-GB For information, en-GB call (772) 231-6990 or visit en-GB www.en-GB riversidetheatre.com.en-GBFRIDAY, APRIL 13 SUNDAY, APRIL 15en-GB en-GB HO Model Train Display: en-GB Held at McKee en-GB Botanical Garden, 350 US Highway 1, Vero en-GB Beach. Watch as replicas of long freight en-GB trains like the Union Pacific's Big Boy or the en-GB Norfolk and Western's Y6B roll along tracks en-GB through the mountainside, quarries, en-GB industrial city landscapes, a Florida pineapen-GB -en-GB ple plantation, coal mines and more. Hours en-GB on Friday, April 13 and Saturday, April 14 are en-USan internship before making a commitment.en-USVIRGO Aug. 24/Sept. 22en-USVirgo, its understandable that you want to en-US prove yourself as capable as ever. But accepten-US-en-US ing a little help is not a sign of weakness. In fact, en-US it is a sign of strength.en-USLIBRA Sept. 23/Oct. 23en-USFamily matters push to the forefront, Libra. This en-US may require all of your attention for the time en-US being. Clear your schedule so you can give this en-US the attention it deserves.en-USSCORPIO Oct. 24/Nov. 22en-USScorpio, overcoming challenges as they are en-US presented to you is one of the things that makes en-US you so successful. But even the best task masen-US -en-US ter needs some rest and relaxation.en-USSAGITTARIUS Nov. 23/Dec. 21en-USYou may find yourself at the center of social en-US occasions, Sagittarius. If you want to be the life en-US of the party, then go ahead. If you want to en-US remain on the sidelines, thats fine as well.en-USCAPRICORN Dec. 22/Jan. 20en-USIts not worth getting into an argument to win a en-US point with someone who doesnt have all of the en-US facts, Capricorn. Rest your case and forge en-US ahead with what you know is right.en-USAQUARIUS Jan. 21/Feb. 18en-USA change of direction may not be the right fit for en-US you at this moment in time, Aquarius. If you en-US have been pondering a move, you may want to en-US devote more time to vetting the idea.en-USPISCES Feb. 19/March 20en-USSplurge on something that you have been conen-US -en-US sidering buying for a while, Pisces. As long as en-US you can afford it, you can splurge without any en-US guilt. Answers Located in the Classied Section Scopes en-USFrom page 15en-USOuten-USFrom page 20 en-USSeeen-US en-US OUTen-US page 22

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en-US 22 en-GB10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and hours on Sunday, April en-GB 15 are noon to 4 p.m. General admission en-GB rates apply. en-GB For more information, visit en-GB www.en-GB mckeegarden.org.en-GBSATURDAY, APRIL 14en-GB en-GB Indian River STEAM Fest:en-GB 10 a.m.-4 en-GB p.m., IRC Intergenerational Recreation en-GB Center, 1590 9th St. SW, Vero Beach. STEAM en-GB Fest is about innovation, imagination and en-GB having K-12 students & their families explore en-GB the critical fields of Science, Technology, en-GB Engineering, Art, and Math in a fun, exciting en-GB and informal way with over 45 hands-on en-GB experiences, demonstrations, and activities. en-GB Mad Science Fire & Ice Shows at 10:30 a.m. en-GB and 2:30 p.m. STEAM Presentations at en-GB 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 en-GB p.m. and 2:30 pm. VIP Experience: Lunch en-GB with NASA astronaut and retired U.S. Navy en-GB captain Winston Scott. General Admission is en-GB $5 per person. Ages 3 and under are free. en-GB Lunch with an Astronaut is available for ages en-GB 5 and up, $35 per person. en-GBFor more en-GB information, call (772) 562-5904. 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To en-US properly enjoy the first major of the en-US year, you will need a few things.en-US Grab some extra sharp cheddar cheese en-US (10-12 ounces), spreadable cream cheese, a en-US large jar of diced pimentos, black pepper, a en-US loaf of white bread, powdered sugar, tea en-US bags, mint sprigs and a bottle of your en-US favorite bourbon. The last item is not a en-US requirement, but some of you may prefer to en-US enjoy a libation. Sweet tea works well for en-US those of you who prefer a non-alcoholic en-US drink.en-US For me, nothing rings in the beginning of en-US Spring quite like The Masters. With todays en-US television coverage, we now get to enjoy en-US every hole of this masterpiece of a golf en-US course.en-US Thanks to my childhood, The Masters is en-US my favorite tournament. As a child my late en-US parents would let me skip school and the en-US three of us would drive from our home in en-US Warner Robins, Georgia to Augusta. It en-US became a ritual every Tuesday of Masters en-US week. For just $5 each wed lace up our best en-US walking shoes and trek onto the hallowed en-US grounds of Augusta National.en-US I was only eight when I attended my first en-US Masters practice round. The place had an en-US aura about it. The flowers, the perfectly en-US groomed fairways and greens all combined en-US in jaw-dropping beauty. I remember how en-US green everything was with the breathtaking en-US coloring from the flowering trees splashed en-US in.en-US Because it was a practice round I was en-US able to meet and talk with most of the en-US players teeing it up each year. Every year I en-US would find myself picking one of those that en-US I met and pulling for him to slip on the en-US Green Jacket come Sunday. Last year was en-US special as my friend, Sergio Garcia en-US triumphed.en-US I felt incredible joy along with Jack en-US Nicklaus when he won for the sixth time in en-US 1986. I found myself remembering that day en-US a decade or more before when he promised en-US my mom that hed sign her ticket, and en-US looked for, and found, her in a crowd, en-US telling everyone that he promised her first. en-US My mom, at all of five-foot tall was not easy en-US to find in a large crowd, but Jack was en-US persistent. en-US One year, I met Lee Elder, the first en-US African-American to play in the Masters, en-US and thinking then, Why would anyone not en-US want this fine gentleman to play in their en-US tournament?. en-US The reasons many of us love The Masters en-US are numerous. For some seeing the same en-US course, and watching todays great players en-US conquer the same hole that Gene Sarazen en-US double-eagled to win in 1935 has a familiar en-US warmth to it. Its like seeing an old, dear en-US friend once a year. Its the only time well en-US see him, but we look forward to it knowing en-US that moment marks the beginning of the en-US best part of the year.en-US Some of us love the tradition that goes en-US with The Masters. Its the only tournament en-US that gives a spot in the field for every past en-US champion and starts play with a ceremonial en-US tee shot from our games living legends. It is en-US a fitting way to honor those who have en-US triumphed where so many of us only dream en-US of walking.en-US Now for the reasons that you need to en-US head to the store. One my favorite Masters en-US traditions is enjoying a pimento cheese en-US sandwich. Since most of us will not be at en-US Augusta National this weekend, well have en-US to make our own. To honor the tournament en-US I love so much, one that taught me so much en-US and that brings back a flood of fond en-US memories and a few tears to go with them, I en-US give to you my own secret recipe for those en-US famous pimento cheese sandwiches. en-US Masters Pimento Cheese Sandwich: one en-US stick of extra sharp cheddar cheese (10-12 en-US ounces), grated; 4 ounces or more soft, en-US spreadable cream cheese; diced pimentos, en-US not well drained; black pepper to taste. Mix en-US and serve on your choice of bread. I prefer en-US to cut the sandwich into triangle-shaped en-US quarters. en-US To drink, one must have some good, old en-US southern sweet tea or perhaps a Mint Julep. en-US My favorite is easy to make. Take 4 fresh en-US mint sprigs, 1 teaspoon of powdered sugar, en-US and 2 teaspoons of water and muddle them en-US in a glass. Fill the glass with crushed ice and en-US then add about 2-3 ounces of your favorite en-US bourbon. Stir and enjoy.en-US While you are enjoying your sandwiches en-US and beverage, flip on the television and en-US watch the years first major. I will be en-US watching along with you, with a smile on en-US my face and a tear in my eye as I think en-US about those wonderful days so long ago, en-US spent with my mother and father. en-US James Stammer has been an avid golfer en-US and golf enthusiast for nearly 40 years. He en-US hosts the Thursday Night Golf Show on en-US WSTU 1450-AM. Contact him at en-US stammeren-US -en-US golf@yahoo.com. GOLF en-USJAMES STAMMER en-USOuten-USFrom page 21

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